Forgotten Weapons

Q&A 27: Machine Guns with John Keene (2019x74)

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http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.bbtv.com/collections/forgotten-weapons For today's Q&A, I am joined by John Keene, retired US Army Master Sergeant and NFA specialist for the Morphy auction company (and for the James D Julia company before their acquisition by Morphy's). John has a tremendous knowledge of machine guns, the machine gun collecting community, and the legal issues surrounding it. We have some great questions from Patrons, and I think you will really enjoy the show today! Timestamps for questions: 0:00:52 - Favorite WW2 machine gun to handle or shoot? 0:02:28 - What transferrable MG is the best investment? 0:03:47 - What delayed development of large-caliber heavy MGs like the M2? 0:05:20 - If the NFA registry for machine guns was reopened, would you be happy? 0:10:14 - US copy of the MG42 in .30-06 US training film about German MGs: https://youtu.be/Oyj-ZHXFKQI?t=96 0:15:40 - Is the Browning M2 still made or are the guns all WW2 vintage? 0:16:51 - What MG deserved more attention than it got? 0:20:42 - Opinion on Soviet MGs? 0:23:39 - Why did the Germans have high rates of fire on the MG34 and MG42 and why did the US not do the same? 0:25:58 - What was the most important development in early MGs? 0:28:08 - Converting PPSh or PPS to 9x19mm 0:30:58 - Why did the US not adopt the MG3? 0:33:14 - How common are rewelded/reactivated machine guns? 0:35:50 - What are good options for the introductory machine gun collector on a budget? 0:42:15 - Why did Germany continue to produce the MG34 after the introduction of the MG42? 0:44:15 - What factors determine machine gun value, and do some obscure guns fall through the cracks? "The Schmeisser Myth" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2NZvZ1X 0:50:27 - What are some examples of transferrable guns the you wouldn't expect to exist in the registry? 0:52:56 - What are the strangest machine guns that came through Julia an